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    Falk, Andrew

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 2009-2012 (District 20A); House 2013-2014 (District 17A)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Renville, Swift, Yellow Medicine

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 4/??/1983 (uncertain)
    Birth Place: Murdock, Minnesota
    Birth County: Swift
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Lutheran
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Murdock
    Occupation (when first elected): Farmer, Soybeans and Seed Processing/Renewable Energy Developer; Co-founder, Knight Energy LLC

    EDUCATION

    Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg High School; Secondary; Graduate
    University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management; B.S.B.; Entrepreneurial Management and Finance

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Single (when first elected); Marnie Moore (married on July 7, 2012)
    Children: Arya (daughter)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    Religion provided by Politics in Minnesota, The Directory, 2009-2010.

    He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives in the 2016 election.

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    Total Days Served: 2191

    SESSIONS SERVED

    88th Legislative Session (2013-2014)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/2013
    Body: House
    District: 17A
    Elected: 11/6/2012
    Residence: Murdock
    Term of Office: 1/7/2013 to 1/4/2015
    Oath Date: 1/8/2013
    Counties Represented: Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Renville, Swift
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:  2013 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2013 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Agriculture Policy Minutes
    • Energy Policy Minutes
    • Environment and Natural Resources Policy Minutes
    • Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance Minutes
    • Government Operations Minutes
    Ran in next election? Yes. Defeated in general election
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    87th Legislative Session (2011-2012)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/2011
    Body: House
    District: 20A
    Elected: 11/2/2010
    Residence: Murdock
    Term of Office: 1/3/2011 to 1/6/2013
    Oath Date: 1/4/2011
    Counties Represented: Big Stone, Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Swift, Yellow Medicine
    Occupation: Farmer/Renewable Energy Developer
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Agriculture and Rural Development Policy and Finance Minutes
    • Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Minutes
    • Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance: Energy Minutes [The Energy Subcommittee was created in 2012.]
    • State Government Finance: Veterans Services Division Minutes
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    86th Legislative Session (2009-2010)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/2009
    Body: House
    District: 20A
    Elected: 11/4/2008
    Residence: Murdock
    Term of Office: 1/5/2009 to 1/2/2011
    Oath Date: 1/6/2009
    Counties Represented: Big Stone, Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Swift, Yellow Medicine
    Occupation: Farmer, Soybeans and Seed Processing/Renewable Energy Developer; Co-founder, Knight Energy LLC
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:     2010 2nd Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Environment Policy and Oversight Minutes
    • Environment Policy and Oversight: Game, Fish and Forestry Division Minutes
    • Finance: Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Finance Division Minutes
    • Finance: Energy Finance and Policy Division Minutes
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    News Sources

    The Library maintains newspaper clippings on individual legislators during their terms. Clippings are available from 1973 to the present in a variety of formats: 1973-1999, microfiche available at the Library; 2000-2009, scanned in yearly compilations and digitally available on the legislative network; 2009-present, archived in a searchable database maintained by the Library and available on the legislative network.

    District News Files

    2009 (20A)
    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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